I'd like to thank all of the list administrators. Both those wanting to keep the lists on topic and those allowing limited or unlimited posts regarding the tragic events of September 11. Your efforts are not unappreciated even though you may have felt so, and I appreciate that you probably also felt/feel very conflicting emotions relating to your "duties" as list admins...being the helpers that you are. >From my own perspective, I have been totally paralyzed by the events of this week. Sinking into depression (not an unfamiliar state I'm afraid), unable to think at all, just consumed. I am a single mom with a son who will be 18 in less than two months. I know he has wanted to join the armed services for months. I am behind him but can't bring myself to talk about it now. On Thursday the place where I work had to be evactuated due to a bomb scare in a building near us. I was told this was a common occurance for them (medical supplies of all things) but we've never been affected before. That "scare" really brought everything closer to home. Then just today, not three miles from my house a private plane, not authorized to be in the air, crashed into a home. The 15 seconds between when the "Special Report" banner flashed on the TV (interrupting FoxNews) and when the reporter finally came on seemed like an eternity. I can't tell you how I felt. I haven't been able to do my own family history research. Any research I have done on the computer has been about terrorism, Islam, bin-Laden, and the like. I have only managed to do a few lookups but I want to continue as this helps me "wake up" a little and take my mind off other things for a while. My TV stays on in another room...I just can't turn it off...but I can get on my computer in another room, look for lookups to do and be ok for a while. Those of you feeling in any way guilty for requesting a lookup during this time, just know that you could actually be helping someone like me. To anyone reading this that doesn't like what I've said: My feelings are my own and I'm good with the delete key. Love to all and may we all have peace in our countries and in our hearts. Sue >From: Kathleen Burnett <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [KY-CEM] From List Mom - Repeat Message! This list is closed to >posting regarding any topic other than KY-Cemeteries >Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 16:25:02 -0600 > >In response to: Let us all pray that we can remain above the >mindset.......... > >Dear List Members: > >We are mourning and will be mourning for a long while, the tragedy which >happened to us this week. I, as you, hurt and want to cry out and scream >to the >world "that something has to be done", "we hurt", "why". Those who lost >loved >ones will continue to need the support of their fellow man while they >either wait >for word of of their missing or are burying their dead. I I expect no less >of each >one of us and the days pass. > >The time has come though, for us to begin the process of trying to live our >lives in >some kind of normalcy, by trying to slowly bring our lists back to the >topic for >which they are designed. Therefore as I opened the lists for you to express >your >grief, I now, most respectfully, and with sorrow, ask that you help me >bring them >back to the topic of the list. Today is the last day for posting of your >feelings and >thoughts to the list regarding the tragedy. > >If you have not had the chance or have felt strong enough to share you >feelings >with us you can still post them at >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=usa-tragedy.mourning > >I want to thank each of you for the manner in which you held our flag high >this >past week, for the manner in which you shared your sorrow, for the manner >in >which you shared your grief without attacking one another or any culture. >I >especially want to thank those members who hurt as badly as those who >posted >regarding what has happened in their world, but could not deal with seeing >this >horror on their genealogy list. They never said a negative word, but let >those who >needed this time and this way to express their sorrow have it. These >members >were true friends to each of us. > >I ask now that each of you help me to again close the lists to any topic >other >than the topic of the list as of tomorrow morning, Sunday, September 16th, >2001. > >I appreciate each of you and thank you for the support I am given by each >of you. > >Kathleen Burnett >List Mom > > > >==== KY-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== >List problems? Contact the KY-Cemeteries List Mom >[email protected] >Use Kathleen as the subject line for your post >To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp